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Direct Care Home Health Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom - ATS is seeking a qualified Home Health Physical Therapist to evaluate and treat patients in their homes in the Washington, DC area. The role emphasizes developing and restoring function through rehabilitative modalities prescribed by physicians.

The position requires coordinating with physicians, patients and families to plan and deliver care that supports optimal outcomes, while educating patients and caregivers on modality use and pain management.

Responsibilities

• Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments.
• Completes OASIS data sets for "therapy only" cases.
• Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home physical therapy services.
• Ensures that changes in patients’ clinical status are communicated to other interdisciplinary team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
• Ensures that physician orders are communicated to other interdisciplinary team members and HHA staff in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner.
• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician, patient and family/caregivers, other interdisciplinary team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
• Educates patients, their families/caregivers and other staff as appropriate, in appropriate physical therapy modalities.
• Delivers physical therapy modalities appropriate to the patient’s clinical status and needs, and in accordance with the standard of care for patient’s age.
• Provides, modifies or discontinues physical therapy modalities based upon an ongoing assessment/reassessment of the patient’s clinical status and in accordance with physician orders.
• Assesses the patient for the need for durable medical equipment as well as other adaptive equipment needs.
• Develops appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patient’s clinical status, needs and age.
• Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patient’s pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities.
• Educates the patient and/or caregiver in effective pain management modalities.
• Provides physical therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Identifies risk of injuries or threats to life and health in the patient’s environment, i.e., environmental/safety/mobility risks and implements appropriate interventions to reduce those risks.
• Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of physical therapy.
• Performs transfer and discharge planning functions in accordance with HHA policy and applicable laws, regulations and standards.
• Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with HHA policy and applicable regulations.
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources. Identifies and accesses appropriate external and internal resources to meet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patient outcomes while home care services are being provided, and for transfer and discharge processes.
• Adheres to practice standards, including applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards. Practices in a manner consistent with professional and HHA code of ethics.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Demonstrates effective time management and organizational skills; provides patient visits as scheduled; completes patient care within the designated time.
• Attends annual review and in-services, as scheduled.
• Maintains currency of professional knowledge by participating in continuing education offerings.
• Assures continued competency by maintaining and updating professional performance, knowledge and skills.

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Washington, DC 20012, Position Summary:

Evaluates, plans and administers comprehensive physical therapy modalities/regimens to patients in their place of residence for the purpose of developing and restoring function through rehabilitative physical therapy as prescribed by a physician.

Essential Functions:

• Performs accurate and comprehensive assessments.
• Completes OASIS data sets for "therapy only" cases.
• Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home physical therapy services.
• Ensures that changes in patients’ clinical status are communicated to other interdisciplinary team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
• Ensures that physician orders are communicated to other interdisciplinary team members and HHA staff in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner.
• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician, patient and family/caregivers, other interdisciplinary team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
• Educates patients, their families/caregivers and other staff as appropriate, in appropriate physical therapy modalities.
• Delivers physical therapy modalities appropriate to the patient’s clinical status and needs, and in accordance with the standard of care for patient’s age.
• Provides, modifies or discontinues physical therapy modalities based upon an ongoing assessment/reassessment of the patient’s clinical status and in accordance with physician orders.
• Assesses the patient for the need for durable medical equipment as well as other adaptive equipment needs.
• Develops appropriate home exercise programs tailored to the patient’s clinical status, needs and age.
• Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patient’s pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities.
• Educates the patient and/or caregiver in effective pain management modalities.
• Provides physical therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Identifies risk of injuries or threats to life and health in the patient’s environment, i.e., environmental/safety/mobility risks and implements appropriate interventions to reduce those risks.
• Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of physical therapy.
• Performs transfer and discharge planning functions in accordance with HHA policy and applicable laws, regulations and standards.
• Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with HHA policy and applicable regulations.
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources. Identifies and accesses appropriate external and internal resources to meet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patient outcomes while home care services are being provided, and for transfer and discharge processes.
• Adheres to practice standards, including applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards. Practices in a manner consistent with professional and HHA code of ethics.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Demonstrates effective time management and organizational skills; provides patient visits as scheduled; completes patient care within the designated time.
• Attends annual review and in-services, as scheduled.
• Maintains currency of professional knowledge by participating in continuing education offerings.
• Assures continued competency by maintaining and updating professional performance, knowledge and skills.